Meet Audi A3 Sedan!

Few days ago, Audi built the 3 Millionth Audi A3 hatchback. The milestone occurred 17 years after the first A3 rolled off the Ingolstadt, Germany, assembly line. The first A3 entered production in 1996. The A3 is Audi?s line up an entry level hatchback and most sold and famous Audi model all over the world. Most recently Audi unveiled a sedan version of the A3 hatchback for their third generation along with regular A3 hatchback. The sedan will be available for sale first quarter of 2014. Audi want to target the younger crowd with the introduction of A3 sedan version who feel shy buying a hatchback. With price starting at $30K, Audi believe they will catch new customers with their new line up. The competition is tough for Audi as Mercedes already released A class Sedan in Europe and North America this summer. The A3 will have the option of full LED headlamps, of course, carrying on Audi's now famous positioning in the world of recognizable lighting. Wheels will range from 16-inches to 18-inches. Inside, the A3 now offers a driver information display that uses 3D graphics, a revised MMI system (still operable via a column-mounted knob or steering wheel controls). top-of-the-line options include a bang & olufsen sound system and MMI navigation plus system, where the latter?s ultra-sleek 7-inch screen extends electronically from the instrument panel. passengers can use their mobile devices to a WLan hotspot integrated within AUDI connect. This will allow numerous mobile apps integration with the car entertainment system. in addition, the AUDI connect service features a parking-space locator, providing information on parking spaces, multi-level parking facilities and underground garages.

The A3 will launch in Europe before it comes United States, and will offer a three-engine lineup . All three engine types are of the four-cylinder variety, with a 2.0-liter TDI offering 150-horsepower and 236-pound-feet of torque, a 1.4-liter, 140-hp and 184-lb-ft TFSI, and a 1.8-liter, 180-hp and 184-lf-ft TFSI. The diesel motor is expected to with fuel economy of 57 miles per gallon on the combined, the 1.4 and 1.8 engines will offer 50 mpg and 42 mpg, respectively. 0-62 mile per hour times will range from 7.3 seconds for the 1.8 TFSI, to 8.7 for the TDI.

The North American market will have a choice of 2.0-liter TDI, 1.8-liter TFSI and the 2.0-liter TFSI. Later Audi plans to release the 300 horsepower with the S3 variation, the saloon is capable of reaching 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in just 4.9 seconds when paired with a 2.0 TFSI engine and six-speed S-tronic transmission. A3 line will still be available with the choice of hatchback or sedan version. Along with performance model S and RS range. In near future Audi Will lauch the Plugin Hybrid as well as Etron Full electric A3 vehicel as well.

The new Audi S3 Cabriolet packs the same 2.0-liter turbo four as its fixed-roof counterparts – all 290 horsepower and 280 pound-feet of it – but ditches the extra doors and the tin top in favor of the two-door cabriolet bodystyle of the A3 Cabriolet.The added weight of the folding fabric roof mechanism and the extra body reinforcement required means that the S3 cabrio takes half a second more to reach 62 miles per hour from a standstill than it would take the sedan version, clocking the run at 5.4 seconds instead of 4.9. This, despite more generous use of magnesium, aluminum and high-strength steel in its construction. Top speed, as is the German custom, remains pinned at 155 mph

this has to be the most technologically advanced small sedan out there, i mean nearly all of the technologies and gadgets from the big a8 are available in this thing, though i don't like corporate faces, a3 a4,a6 they all look alike, good for the a3 owner not so much for the a6 owner similar to xli/ altis